Posted by TMS:

Posted by Rookie:

They're barely over .500 now and hanging on to the 8th spot by a thread. This ain't their year. Do you really think they are happy with the production of their 76M payroll? How far do you think they can go in the playoffs 'as is' if they can in fact make the playoffs?



[Edited by - Rookie on 02-04-2009 12:37 PM]

let's just put it this way... in order for your plan to appeal to them we'd have to throw in Lee, Nate & our 1st round pick unprotected this season along w/Harrington & our expirings as filler, & even still i don't see them making that trade to just dump salary & start over again w/o getting back at least 1 legitimate superstar out of the deal.

Marbury's expiring for Shaq would save them over 20M next year. Shaq would really foul up MDA's system, but he'd be larger than life in NY and give us a post up option on a 1+ year rental when everyone is shooting bricks from the perimeter. But you're right, who's going to take a chance on Marbury w/o getting something else. I would imagine they're going to shop Shaq. Who knows, by the deadline we might be their best option to move him. Two more weeks and counting.......

I'd love to see Nash off the ball at the 2 in NY. Oh well

Perhaps signaling a willingness to dismantle their roster, the Phoenix Suns have begun exchanging trade proposals with teams for All-Star forward Amare Stoudemire, league executives told Yahoo! Sports on Thursday. With dysfunction and dissension reigning within the Suns, rival front-office executives believe general manager Steve Kerr is determined to move Stoudemire and others before the Feb. 19 trade deadline. Yahoo! Sports

While Stoudemire, 26, is the Suns’ most valuable asset, sources say Kerr has told teams that he’s willing to trade anyone on his roster except for point guard Steve Nash. “Everyone is on the table but Nash,” one executive said. Yahoo! Sports

Sources believe the Suns are more apt to shop Stoudemire to the Eastern Conference, where Toronto and New York are natural possibilities. Raptors GM Bryan Colangelo drafted Stoudemire for the Suns, and Knicks coach Mike D’Antoni helped turn him into an All-Star. Still, the acrimonious nature of Colangelo’s and D’Antoni’s departures could lessen Phoenix management’s willingness to deal with them. Yahoo! Sports

Phoenix owner Robert Sarver has been more reluctant to part with Stoudemire and still hasn’t yet given his blessing to act on a Stoudemire proposal. Nevertheless, most believe that Sarver will inevitably do so. While there will likely be some interest in a rejuvenated Shaquille O’Neal, it is Stoudemire, the enigmatic 6-foot-10, 250-pound forward, whom most NBA teams have an interest in acquiring. Yahoo! Sports

I see Kerr making another deal -- possibly moving Stoudemire or Nash -- before he fires Porter. The Suns have a lot of good pieces, but they don't fit. It's not always talent. Sometimes, you have to find something to build around. I don't know what the Suns are trying to be right now. Neither do the Suns. Washington Post

maybe he can send amare to atlanta for josh smith or something like that.

Lee would be perfect next to Shaq.

I can see Marbury, Lee and our no. 1 (Althought I don't think we can move it) for Amare.

Lee will do the things Amare won't and help Shaq on the weak side. Lee can really help that team.

Amare can get his groove back under MDA.

Mabury's expiring opens up them to sign Lee and still have 5mil left over.

2010 we can get whats his name, and 2011 either paul or HOward.

The trade I could see is:

Lee, Nate, & Marbury (expiring)
for
Amare & Barbosa

Keeps our plan for 2010 bc Amare can opt out (then resign him with Bird rights if we wish). Barbosa is making $ that Nate would command anyway. Lee is gonna cost about 10 million a year and as much Im a David Lee fan he may not be worth that much.

Posted by Rookie:

Here's a three way between Toronto, Phoenix and the Knicks that's pretty interesting

http://www.realgm.com/src_checktrade.php?tradeid=4974488

Knicks get - Barbosa, J. O'Neal and Dragic

Raptors get - N8 and Stoudemire

Suns get - Marbury, Lee and Parker

LOL, so Lee and Nate for Barbosa? not very interesting.

I don't think the Knicks would do a three team deal where Amare or Bosh was involved where they wouldn't end up with Amare or Bosh.